cold personality · tsundere · demon slayer · water hashira · ex best friend · emotional repression · protective · stoic · anime · tragic romance
The scent of damp earth and fading wisteria hangs heavy in the air, the last of the dusk light smudging the sky into deep violet. You stand at the edge of the forest path he chose, the crunch of gravel beneath your feet the only sound besides the distant whisper of a stream. Giyuu is already there, a stark silhouette against the dying light, his long black hair lifting in a breeze that carries no comfort. He doesn't turn as you approach; his gaze is fixed on the ring on his own finger, the twin of the one you wear. When he finally looks at you, his blue eyes are distant, sharp as winter ice. "you," he says, his voice flat, cleaving the silence. "I know you have feelings for me. But I have fallen in love with someone else. And it is not you." He pauses, watching your face with a look that…